Grease and line the bottom of a 8" x 8" baking pan. Preheat oven to 200degC (upper heat only).

In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Add in egg yolks and continue to cream until smooth and fluffy.

Add in durian essence, puree and milk, and stir until well blended. Sift and fold in flours until well combined.

In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until foamy then add in sugar gradually while beating. Continue to beat until stiff. Stir it into the batter and mix until well combined.

Spoon about 100g of the batter into the baking pan and spread it evenly. Place it in the middle of the oven and bake until golden brown.

Remove it from the oven, use a fork to prick some holes on the cake. Then spoon another 100g of the batter onto the baked layer and spread evenly. Bake until golden brown. Repeat this step until all of the batter is used up.

Remove the cake from oven, invert and cool on rack.

Note: I scaled down this recipe to 8 yolks ( I had only 8 eggs left) so my cake was thinner than it should be.

hi lydia.. Im really interested in this layered cake.. You really snap the pic in such a way I wanna bite it!!! haha..would you mind posting the recipe? or can u mail me at wykhoo520@yahoo.com ?thanks alot..weng

Sorry, forgot to mention to use upper heat (grill). I will update my post.

As for the amount of sugar, all people (my hb and his colleagues, my mom and siblings) tasted the cake were ok with the sweetness but I find it a bit too sweet for my tastebuds. Cakes are always too sweet for me. :D

One suggestion, try to use timer for the baking time to produce same colour surfaces.

okay. Upper heat means grill? but how come u mentioned it is 200 degrees? Wat does it mean? I have not used grill mode before to bake. sorry for many questions. Haha.. I don't like sweet stuff too.. but i think i will only cut down like 20 grams, say. Oh, Lydia.. Btw, I come from Ipoh. We belong to the same kampung, Almost i mean. Hehe..

weng, My oven has options for upper heat / lower heat / both, as well as temperature setting. I used upper heat and set the temp to 200degC. Should I use "bake" or "grill"? Bake cake? Grill cake? ... pengsan liao... lol

We went to Ipoh 4 times this week!! Busy week for us. Btw, there are a few baking supplies shops in Ipoh, any good one you would recommnend?

okay. I will try to explore my oven also. Cause I dont know how to use grill mode and I have bought my oven for four years!! Haha..Ermm.. You know Wah Seng? It is a large shop with plenty of ingredients. There is one branch near Kinta market. Another one is in town. INTRICO is another good one in Ipoh Garden. If you have any problem, do tell me k? I will let you know the address.

Hi Lydia,Can I ask you when you say prick the cake with a fork, do I prick it all the way through all the layers or just that layer on top?I have previously use the pressing method but I didn't like it as the cake tend to be too dense....Planning to try your method. Pls adviseThanks!